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@LaggySoupDealer4 ай бұрын
vid about war thunder military leaks?
@skoldmo7624 ай бұрын
Vid about Gajin sponsors Donbas seperatists? @@LaggySoupDealer
@LordBobeus-to9yz4 ай бұрын
its not really a limited time offer, war thunder sponsors youtubers so often that you can find this offer for every day of the year
@VGACGAEGA4 ай бұрын
Best segue ever
@dedwoodgaming61194 ай бұрын
dont you will regret playing it
@YPequeñito5004 ай бұрын
Kid: Dad. What are those two planes doing together? Dad: They are mating son
@debashis1694 ай бұрын
😂😂
@cruisinguy60244 ай бұрын
I definitely read the dad in a Hank Hill voice
@lweberk4 ай бұрын
That's how airplanes are made, son
@Michael_Brock4 ай бұрын
Btw I did see 3 planes in serial formation drogue formation.
@seansingh44214 ай бұрын
@@Michael_Brocksometimes planes experiment with other planes son to keep the “fire” going
@OrionArmwrestling4 ай бұрын
"A boomer, laying on their belly, passing gas." - Not What You Think
@bgold20073 ай бұрын
Like the first gals smile
@Back-alley-technician3 ай бұрын
This line killed me 😂
@bigblue69173 ай бұрын
If that's what they do then I think we could all qualify for that job. Just remember you're a confined space so nothing too spicy
@Richtshn063 ай бұрын
This!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂
@edl617Ай бұрын
Use to
@dougb4956Ай бұрын
Pre-9/11 my buddy asked me if I wanted to attend "boss's day" at his Air National Guard in California. I was a private pilot so I said sure, a chance to hang out at an air base. So I show up and they send me to a briefing room. Within 30 minutes I'm climbing into a KC-135 and we proceed to fly to Mammoth, California to refuel F-16s! They let me lay down next to the gal that was flying the boom and watch the entire process. Unreal! And they NEVER confirmed my ID. Just welcomed me in and said thanks for being a good boss! I'm guessing security would be a little bit tighter nowadays.
@Nicolas-zw5exАй бұрын
That's so lucky
@DiscoDashcoАй бұрын
USAF Eagle Keeper here, and gotta say that getting to fly in a KC-10 across the country while getting to watch our birds get a drink was definitely one of the coolest Air Force experiences I’ve ever had. Stationed at Nellis, we’d fly to Tyndall AFB in FL every year to shoot off missiles over the ocean, and one year there was space available in the tanker as opposed to boarding the regular ole charter plane. I didn’t even wait for permission, I just started running and got on - good times.
@abc-coleaks-info31804 ай бұрын
If the “birdie” is old, bent or slightly damaged the damn thing will often oscillate in a figure eight pattern requiring the Naval Pilot to split the difference and aim for where it will be when he gets there.
@trumanhw3 ай бұрын
On booms, the camera should be near // on the control surfaces, significantly closer to the receptical, allowing far more precise control & viewing.
@bigblue69173 ай бұрын
"If the “birdie” is old, bent or slightly damaged the damn thing will often oscillate in a figure eight pattern" Happens to the best of us.
@TheMonkey747Ай бұрын
Sounds like damn Scope Sway for rifles...
@therealdohos26074 ай бұрын
I Laughed out loud when u inserted the warthunder sponsor after the hourly price of the simulator
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
Either losing money to refuel those jet, of losing to the snail 😂
@z0phi3l4 ай бұрын
Warthunder needs a mod to practice in air refueling !!!
@RADICALFLOAT954 ай бұрын
I actually agree @@z0phi3l
@diadromes80003 ай бұрын
@@z0phi3l vtol vr does... as the craft being refueled
@BBerkow3 ай бұрын
I was about to comment the same thing lol great transition!
@michaelmckeever27344 ай бұрын
I lost count of the number of ARs I've done. One time, over Maine on our way to a deployment, we disconnected from the KC-135 about 6-9 times because our orbit was over a thunderstorm and we couldn't maintain contact. Quite literally the most stressful AR ever.
@placeholdername0000Ай бұрын
Hey, given that you seem to have some knowledge on the topic. I would like to hear your thoughts on an idea: Could you recharge an electric plane in flight? You would have to get an appropriate cable design and all, but could it work? If it was to be used in commercial aviation you would have to improve the safety of the process significantly over what is possible with current systems, but given that you don't have thousands of liters of flamable chemicals being transferred, I could imagine that being possible. Is it a completely crazy idea, or is there a chance of it being feasible?
@ΣτελιοςΠεππαςАй бұрын
@placeholdername0000 Not a pilot, but I can tell you that powered flight without ICEs is possible but entirely pointless. The energy density of a battery is absolutely tiny compared to the energy density of liquid fuel. This means that the plane would have to dedicate a massive amount of its carrying capacity to batteries, leaving practically nothing for cargo. Flying is the one application where ICEs cannot be replaced with the technology we possess. The most realistic "green" solutions talk about carbon capture and artificial fuels.
@lebojayАй бұрын
@@placeholdername0000Same answer as for a car: you could, but it would take 20x longer and pretty much defeat the purpose. But that’s the least of the reasons electric airplanes won’t work, until someone invents a much lighter, much more energy-dense battery. It’s a crazy idea. No disrespect intended. I like crazy ideas. An electric airplane that gets its energy from a hydrogen fuel cell might make more sense because you could transfer liquid hydrogen as quickly as jet fuel, but I still don’t think there’d be any point, plus the Hindenburg thing.
@AugmentedGravity3 ай бұрын
10:20 That is not a Navy F-35C, thats a USMC F-35B. It is however correct that both the B and C use the probe and drogue system, in contrast to the Air Force A version with the traditional Air Force boom type. Both systems have their advantages and disadvantages.
@taesssi4 ай бұрын
lmao "Incase a tanker gets too excited and cannot retract the boom....." - NWYT
@WhiteCoastRS3 ай бұрын
NWYT? more like NSFW
@SwordOfApollo3 ай бұрын
"If your boom extension lasts longer than 4 hours, seek medical attention."
@WhiteCoastRS3 ай бұрын
@@SwordOfApollo BRO WHATS THE TIMESTAMP HAHA
@ronparrish66663 ай бұрын
Why is there a smile on her face when he makes contact
@airbusa-400m32 ай бұрын
@@WhiteCoastRS10:30
@anotherbacklog4 ай бұрын
Now thanks to this video I can never look at aerial refueling the same way again
@fuzzybloodpc92914 ай бұрын
9:54 I thought that was a still image!!
@NotWhatYouThink4 ай бұрын
Yeah I know!
@stalincat24573 ай бұрын
It wasn't what you thought eh?
@DOI_ARTSАй бұрын
"Not what you think"
@skenzyme814 ай бұрын
That thumbnail reminds me of my first *"aerial refueling"* in middle school history. Thanks Miss Blom! You'll always be twenty-two in my dreams.
@opprox4 ай бұрын
😋 22?????
@CapSora4 ай бұрын
AYO??
@chugachuga92424 ай бұрын
Middle School?? 💀💀
@Snoopsthecat3 ай бұрын
what
@ChookyChuck4 ай бұрын
At 21:46 there is an omega aircraft refueling a drone. In the mid 1990's I designed the 707 fuel system modifications for the 1st Omega Tanker. Omega contracted AEL/Tracor to modify one of there 707 Aircraft to be a hose and drogue tanker. The fuel system modifications installed two large Aerial Refueling pumps in the wing belly tanks. These pumps were connected with 4 inch diameter fuel lines to 2 removable pallets. Each pallet contained an FR300 hydraulic hose reel systems. These pallets where part of the B-kit and were designed to be removed from the aircraft in about an hour. With a removable Air Refueling B-Kit the Aircraft could perform either civilien or aerial refueling missions. The Aircraft had two hose reels for redundancy so that ocean crossing could be performed safely with only one tanker. It could deliver over 500 gallons per minute which was the highest flow rate for a 2 5/8 inch Inner Diameter Hose and Drogue system at the time. I have not kept up with what improvements were made to the Omega system over the years. It would be interesting to see how they are using it today.
@44R0Ndin2 ай бұрын
Who exactly outside the military needs aerial refueling services, NASA? NASA is only my first guess, my 2nd is the CIA or some other three letter agency that is "military adjacent" but "not officially part of the military" (huge wink).
@capitandelespacio4 ай бұрын
I remember how hard was trying to refuel in-flight my F-14 Tomcat.... (in the NES version of Top Gun).
@davidemartorana47084 ай бұрын
Sex bots really like videos on military Aviation, Who would have thought
@Ilix424 ай бұрын
It's all the aerial mating. Really gets them going.
@anotherbacklog4 ай бұрын
Extra kinky
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
😂
@SpaceMonkeyBoi3 ай бұрын
@@Kenny-yl9pc it's a robot designed by the US government to combat the declining birthrate. It breaks into people's homes and abducts people's fathers to use them for reproduction. It's why so many kids these days grow up without a father.
@amg_ge5bn3 ай бұрын
get ready to see planes doing bad stuff one u try searching "arial refeul"
@carlsoll4 ай бұрын
9:55 Woahh O.O *that* was a video :o
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing it😂
@Tobinator72744 ай бұрын
was thinking the same thing lol
@cagin54 ай бұрын
Gasped at 19:14 seeing that NATO AWACS almost bump into the tanker!
@geopolitix77702 ай бұрын
Yeah some new flight suits required after that one!!
@OatmealismАй бұрын
a KC-135 has a boom, and 2 drogue chute pods. It can theoretically 'mate' with 3 planes at once. ETA @11:11 you can see a KC-135 Equipped with the two wingtip drogue chute pods I previously mentioned ETA #2: Yes, there were newer bids for a new aerial refueling aircraft, most of them failed and were recalled from service, the KC135 is still the most widely used and available aerial refueler in the world
@crazestyle833 ай бұрын
The whole whipped by the "hose" cutaway was slick
@BosonCollider4 ай бұрын
8:15 Okay, that was the smoothest ad transition I have seen ever, you deserve every cent of ad money for that and this is not something I say often
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
Either Losing dollar to refueling or to those pesky snail😂
@ThorsonWiles4 ай бұрын
From what I've heard about the KC-46, when the receiver is backlit, meaning the sun is close to being directly being the receiver, the digital camera's have an issue with even seeing the receiver aircraft, let alone where the boom needs to be flown into. (In my experience, in life, not anything related to this, the mark 1 usually has an advantage over tech. Meaning the eyeball in the rear vs. the camera provided image in the front.)
@robertheinkel62252 ай бұрын
True to a point. Not totally blind, but limited visibility. The newer color three D system should fix it.
@geopolitix77702 ай бұрын
@robertheinkel6225 mark 1 is handy but if you're near some naughty boys who might want to have a potshot at you at night, the option to refuel in the pitch dark with the night vision tech might be a welcome improvement?
@dknowles602 ай бұрын
and the KC10 did not have any problems, the Air force for got the Idea of KISS keep it simple stupid
@petesheppard1709Ай бұрын
This has been the core of the problems getting the KC-46 into service.
@philliberatore4265Ай бұрын
The weights of both planes are changing rapidly during refueling. Really amazing airmanship on both ends. Great video, Mr. INWYT.
@curiousmindshubofficial4 ай бұрын
Super informative video! It’s amazing to understand just how critical in-flight refueling is for maintaining the operational range and effectiveness of fighter jets. Your breakdown of the process and its importance was perfectly clear. Thanks for shedding light on such a pivotal aspect of modern air combat!
@No1DiscoveryTV4 ай бұрын
For the past 100 years air-to-air refuelling has been the exclusive preserve of military aviation to project power across the globe
@johnsmithe46564 ай бұрын
Yummy.
@gregparrott4 ай бұрын
While inflight refueling saves gas, I very much doubt it saves money. An airline: -) Must buy and maintain a fleet of tankers, as well as train boom operators. -) The pilots of the passenger/freighter aircraft have to be trained/qualified for inflight docking -) Airports en route would have to be schedule for the possibility of an unscheduled landing because weather, malfunctions, etc, prevented the inflight refueling. -) Here's the kicker......LIABILITY...Imagine weather or operator error causing a collision, killing hundreds and the loss of two aircraft.
@MrGoodnplenty195724 күн бұрын
i was a KC-135 Boom Operator from 1979-1986 and KC-10 Boom Operator from 1986-1999. Thanks for the memories. And for the record, I rather use my own eyes, than a 3-d screen. Never should have retired the KC-10 (Gucci Bird). To my tanker toads, "Boom Stowed, leaving position."
@irrelEvant53524 ай бұрын
0:56 i bet that took you a couple tries to say with a straight voice 😂 Peak humor right there
@NotWhatYouThink4 ай бұрын
Hehe you’re not wrong there 😅
@iskandartaib4 ай бұрын
Thanks, this was a great deal more informative than I thought it would be. Learned quite a bit.
@petesheppard1709Ай бұрын
The probe-and-drogue system was first developed by the British in the late '40s. The F-105 Thunderchief had both refueling systems built into each aircraft. A really interesting system to look into is the old Soviet wingtip system. I've seen photos, but don't know how it worked. This would be a great video!!
@ilaril4 ай бұрын
The KC-46's new system is anything but good. Maybe one day.
@dknowles602 ай бұрын
they should have kept the KC10
@Ice_Karma4 ай бұрын
Always great videos! BTW, in 'scarce' and 'scarcity', the first syllable sounds like 'scare', rather than 'scar'. ♥😻
@lukevaxhacker77624 ай бұрын
Does beg the question: Why is the KC-10 *retiring* while the older design KC-135 *still flying*?!
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
I wondering too, why retired the best of the best among the best that proven the best already
@zsu-23-4shilka24 ай бұрын
The D/KC-10 has a rather poor safety history.
@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh4 ай бұрын
Apparently, it's a numbers game. Retiring the 60 KC-10 is cheaper in the long run than splitting the number between the two airframes. Which kind of makes sense.
@xxxotiknightz4 ай бұрын
It has nothing to do with safety. I flew on the 10 as a boom for years. It’s a game of averages and numbers. The AF brass determined that the average offload was ~63k lbs. Which is well within the 135 and 46 capabilities. They decided more aircraft was better rather than more capabilities.
@jaquigreenlees4 ай бұрын
the 135 is the only option to refuel helicopters, the jet powered options wind up at or barely above stall speed if they try to refuel a helicopter.
@alberthartl888527 күн бұрын
I lived in Pasadena for 33 years and you made me smile when I saw your shirt. It makes people think that you are a world traveler. I am now in my 70's and never married so I have been going to places by myself for most of my life. It becomes fun because you can go and do whatever you want. No need to negotiate with friends or family. I also graduated from the University of Minnesota and the book store has a website where you can order shirts and decals. You will get positive points for attending a US University so add a U of M shirt to your fashion selection.
@jordibt17894 ай бұрын
Damn, NWYT has that Big Altima Energy
@larrydugan14413 ай бұрын
Really good video. On a trans oceanic flight with fighters the fighters always have to have sufficient fuel on board to proceed to an alternate should the refueling system fail. This can mean many top ups en route. It is not just a matter of waiting until your fighter is low on fuel. On a long flight with a lot of turbulence this can be quite a bit of work.
@scribehades4 ай бұрын
That BOOM ENGAGED indicator light would be awesome for a sound engineering board
@rudysmith1445Ай бұрын
oh my god you're so right! 🤣
@misanthropicphilanthropy3 ай бұрын
I'm loving the "sex puns" and fart jokes 😂 (passing gas)😂
@uss_liberty_incident4 ай бұрын
Funny how War Thunder teaches how vital fuel management is in a modern, afterburning fighter. IE, the F-14 GUZZLES fuel at full A/B.
@counterfit54 ай бұрын
Everything guzzles fuel in full A/B
@piscessoedroen4 ай бұрын
@@counterfit5 there's guzzling fuel, and then there's dumping the whole tank into the engine. F-14 is the latter
@indyjons3214 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Answered all the questions I had about tankers.
@northropi20274 ай бұрын
hey, i've been to that KC-97. it's at March Field, they also have a YA-9 there.
@gilbertdelgado6703Ай бұрын
As an old fart now, I recall refueling our TA-4 F’s in my Navy squadron back in the late 60’s. After I left the service, I was afforded the opportunity to fly as a civilian guest on a training/refueling hop on a KC-10 out of Travis AFB. It was interesting, to say the least, flying in both aircraft/ tankers.
@AllenfactsandinsiderАй бұрын
I wanted this type of video since 1,2 years ago finally i got so much detailed video on mid air refuelling today atlast i subscribed the channel while i used to watch the channel sometimes uploaded 24 may 2024
@NSJonesy944 ай бұрын
Hahaha, Crown Royal bag for the chin rest @5:11
@adirondacker0073 ай бұрын
I was born in the early 70's and grew up about 20 miles from Plattsburgh AFB. From as early as I can remember, seeing KC-135's and FB-111'S flying over was quite routine.
@fyrebatskymarshall17784 ай бұрын
that ad transistion was mint
@ObiWanCannabi4 ай бұрын
ever tried air to air refuelling on DCS world... it took me more than 45 minutes
@ChloeKruegerSenpai4 ай бұрын
I see new upload video of NWYT I click. See NWYT sponsoring War Thunder again many times, Skip to the Trash.
@RADICALFLOAT954 ай бұрын
I actually genuinely agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once and this world actually genuinely needs more people actually like you in this world and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me lol
@stevengmarcus4 ай бұрын
Crown royal bag for a chin pad is a nice touch
@dantetre4 ай бұрын
7:23 It is also a good way of using taxpayers' money...
@flightmaster9994 ай бұрын
Too bad the KC-46 can't do half of what it is designed for because Boeing used the wrong kind of (black and white) camera on them. Should have bought the MRTT instead, which is just better in every way, not to mention that is actually works.
@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh4 ай бұрын
"It's a game changer" because the camera fogs up half the time.
@44R0Ndin2 ай бұрын
But the MRTT "wasn't made here" and Boeing has more power where it counts (which isn't "making the thing work") so that's what we got. Incopmpetence floats to the top of the corporate ladder, and that's at least doubly true when the products of the company are supposed to fly.
@44R0Ndin2 ай бұрын
Point is, they "engineered" the contract so it couldn't fail, instead of engineering the PRODUCT so that it meets requirements. Bean-counters at the top where there should be engineers, that's why Boeing isn't what it used to be.
@dknowles602 ай бұрын
better yet they should have use the same system as used on the KC10 Kc135
@christiantroy3034Ай бұрын
That clip of the H53 cutting off its fuel nozzle happened in 29 Palms CA being Motor Transport/Fuels, we were tasked with towing it back to the airfield from it's landing point. the rotors were damaged and it took several weeks to get the parts and fix it the pilot was screwed though.
@bobgreene28924 ай бұрын
Well-organized and clearly presented We thought we already knew the "basics", until we saw this video.
@DoubleMrE2 ай бұрын
Excellent doco! I knew a lot about aerial refueling, but I learned a lot of stuff I didn’t know. Thanks! 😊👍👌
@jjfdkdjiwejnd0924 ай бұрын
"it's okay if you can't get it up Mr plane, it happens to all of us as we get older"
@lowercasegamer4 ай бұрын
Slight title mistake. I think it should be Standardized not Standardize ( If he changes title ignore comment)
@viewer-of-content4 ай бұрын
He has an accent I think. In 2x it sounded correct
@Rotorhead16514 ай бұрын
You are correct. Grammatically, it should be "standardized".
@muhazreen4 ай бұрын
Grammar MP
@RADICALFLOAT954 ай бұрын
@@muhazreenl actually agree with you.
@LionPride112419682 ай бұрын
@NotWhatYouThink @GrowlerJams I served at RAF Mildenhall, U.K.('88-'97) Loved it when our KC-135s had the two MIPRS(Washington ANG 2003-2009) installed, which meant our flying boom could take care of our USAF jets, and MIRPS for the USNAVY and our Allies jets. However, for our mostly MIPRS-less KC-135s('88-'97), it was hang the drogue and put it on a stand, until tasked. Refueling those Navy/Allied jets were a slight pain, but happy to support! The only USAF jet that was a major pain refueling was the F-4 Phantom, which required us to lube the flying boom contact points everytime, and pray that the F-4 Phantoms didn't cause a 'Brute Force Disconnect', thus potentially damaging the entire boom assembly every mission. Not Fun! Still glad and honored to have served! I am also honored to support building the new replacement, and State-of-the-Art, Most Advanced Tanker in the World, the Boeing KC-46A. This 1980s technology jet gets some of the 🛩 787 avionics/cockpit 💺 advancements included, along with a brand new 3D Refueling Boom control deck 💺 for the Boom Operator. This is leaps & bounds above, laying on your belly and staring out the back boom window! Also, when I served we transition from the old water burning KC-135 A/Q (limited to 135K take-off fuel), over to the upgraded KC-135 R/T (limit increased to 180K take-off fuel), thanks to the new at the time, GE CFM-56 jet engines. ✈️
@Bruno74823..4 ай бұрын
The bots kinda love military refueling i guess not gonna judge them i also enjoy whatching planes refuel
@libertarian16374 ай бұрын
F-15EX can fly from US to UK without mid-air refueling. At 45 minutes the pilot must have been for an F-16. It’s quite standardized, US Air Force - Boom; Navy/USMC - drogue, ALL helicopters - drogue. The US military is represented by multiple branches with different needs; a one size fits all approach sometimes isn’t the best for all.
@DramaticBatu4 ай бұрын
That name is not a mistake. F-1SEX
@LSmoney2154 ай бұрын
I think they talking about combat conditions
@VincentGirod4 ай бұрын
Always instructive and fun !
@larrybremer49303 ай бұрын
The hardest part of refueling (bombers in particular) is the tanker gets lighter while the receiving aircraft gets heavier so its a constant battle to stay in the box since the tanker will get faster and you get slower thus it's a constant battle to stay in the box with the thrust and alpha changes needed while taking on fuel. Also air force tankers can carry wing reels with probe and drogue so they can refuel either method (drogue or boom) in the same mission. One advantage of this configuration is being able to refuel two probe type aircraft at the same time.
@Freesavh17764 ай бұрын
Man i love watching your videos. It seems like forever waiting for a new video to drop. I start going through dt convulsions and stuff. 😂😂😂😂
@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandleАй бұрын
"The adapter isn't the only weakness of the KC-135" He goes on to describe the benefits of an aircraft that is being retired (kc-10) and a lemon (KC-46) while the KC-135 is still operating with life expectancy for decades to come. 😂
@noControl556Ай бұрын
Setting off flairs after refueling is like flicking a lit cigarette after filling up your trans-am
@geetargeek794 ай бұрын
VFA-115 here during the period mentioned. I can say that refueling missions weren't the favorite. They were very long missions just for the pilot to be a flying gas station. Unlike those big AF tankers, the Super Hornets aren't as comfortable either. It isn't like the pilot could stand up to take a leak. But don't get me wrong because they can, just not standing up. 😂
@Ashkanjustsayin4 ай бұрын
“The Boeing had a flaw” not surprised… not we are both on a hit list
@notmenotme6144 ай бұрын
Another thing with drogue refuelling is sometimes the drogue can shear off, leaving it attached to the receiver aircraft. Which made their landing interesting when it still had the basket and a few meters of pipe attached. We’ve also experienced the drogue wafting around in turbulence and hitting the pitot probes, causing the receiver aircraft to abort. Having said that, the drogue method has been used for decades on 1000s of sorties. I remember reading the book Flight Of The Intruder, which said A-6’s fitted with a buddy refuelling pod were crucial to helping those who struggled to land on an aircraft carrier. If they struggled to get down and did many bolters, they’d send up the standby refueller to save them before they ran out of fuel.
@bionicgeekgrrlАй бұрын
During the black buck missions, one of the victors broke its probe and had to get itself back to ascension, the rest had to reshuffle fuel to get the vulcan to its departure point. It could have jeopardised the entire mission. At the time it was the longest bombing mission with refuelling in the world until surpassed years later.
@centralplains76084 ай бұрын
Thank you for a MOST comprehensive overview of the aerial refueling subject! As usual, your vids lead to a greater understanding of aviation and various systems. Plz keep up the GREAT WORK!!
@michaelm548774 ай бұрын
When a tanker loves a B-2 bomber very much... and that is how F-16's are born.
@jamesvespucci55273 ай бұрын
"You could get whipped by those hose" sent me when I heard it, and made me laugh hard enough to scare my cat when I looked at the screen
@mr_gaider61744 ай бұрын
I think that boom is better for bigger aircraft and probe and drogue for the smaller aircraft like a fighter.
@oceanmariner3 ай бұрын
During the Vietnam War refueling booms were used to tow damaged aircraft returning from North Vietnam to their bases in the south.
@Roberto-oi7lm2 ай бұрын
Never happened. True, with the Navy probe/drogue system there are small latches on the probe which engage and "lock" into the fitting on the drogue so that fuel can transfer without leaking. And the probe/receiver coupling used by the Air Force boom system is quite similar. But those latches in no way are strong enough to tow an aircraft. If they were, you could never disengage from the tanker. Sounds like bar talk between people who were never there.
@robertheinkel62252 ай бұрын
@@Roberto-oi7lmincorrect! The boom was used to tow fighter aircraft, provided they could provide some power assist. The safeties are shut off, and once locked on, it would bring the fighter to a safe area. This happened several times during Vietnam, all fully documented. Towing cannot be done with the drogue, since it can’t handle the strain. Retired tanker crew chief.
@nekomakhea94404 ай бұрын
Wouldn't the C-2's be better refueling planes for carriers than F-18's? They would have much larger fuel capacity, and could carry extra fuel bags in their cargo bay. Also, they're turboprops, so they could probably go slow enough to refuel any helicopters or tiltrotors in the carrier's fleet. And you wouldn't need to procure new fuel drones, just use what you already have in a different way.
@czaja9954 ай бұрын
C-2 is propeller aircraft, it's too slow for refueling fighter jets.
@abc-coleaks-info31804 ай бұрын
The C2 is being phased out for the Osprey. They do have a setup for refueling from the Osprey but jet refueling is limited by minimum flight speed.
@SkyhawkSteve4 ай бұрын
@@czaja995 if the KC-130 isn't too slow, then it's not clear why the C-2 would be too slow.
@jeffwalther3935Ай бұрын
For every good reason you can think of 1) make all tankers have both methods of refueling available built in and routinely interchangeable that a tanker could refuel a bomber and 2 fighters at the same time and 2) USAF, all branches and NATO fleet-wide mil spec requirement for all aircraft from now on in the fleet have BOTH systems interchangeability built in and always ready to go. THAT'S a war-winning advantage by all measure.
@chrissouthgate4554Ай бұрын
But ONLY the US Air Force uses the Boom, everyone else uses the Drogue. Why should everyone else be required to carry the extra weight & complexity of the Boom System? The outlier here is the US Air Force, should they not be the ones to change for compatibility?
@toastecmoАй бұрын
We used to call the KC-135 metal drogue the wrecking ball. Always a lot of fun tanking off of that (not) in an EA-6B especially at night.
@frosty3693Ай бұрын
I would guess the paper on the fuel savings between non air refuled plans and with aerial refueling may have had a section on the fuel used, and time lost, if the aircraft had to land refuel and then take off again. I friend of mine was a crew on B-52s during Vietnam. They would take off with about 30/45 minutes of fuel to maximize their bomb load.
@whatever_124 ай бұрын
What happened at 19:10? Did the plane hit sudden turbulence for it to rise or something else.. Did nato released details about the cause?
@NotWhatYouThink4 ай бұрын
Look this up on KZbin: “Aerial refueling accidents examined” We discuss the E-3 early on in the video.
@Dark_Knight_USAАй бұрын
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@AllenfactsandinsiderАй бұрын
i was wondering for 5 minutes whether MQ25 stingray could be deployed from aircraft carriers but when I saw the video again i found it is actually shown in video 21:12
@u2mister173 ай бұрын
That was an excellent report. Thank you.
@welshpete123 ай бұрын
Very informative , thank u for posting !
@stevewilley10293 ай бұрын
the Air Force was short sighted when it did start equipping all KC 135 tankers with MPRS when they became available. I had to install many drogue adapters in my career as a crew chief.
@FL0ra_favvn4 ай бұрын
You've heard of two trucks... Now get ready for two planes
@BogeyTheBearАй бұрын
9:44 This happened in Desert Storm in 1991. The Iraqi military began to anticipate the arrival of F-117 stealth fighters over Baghdad by timing how long it took for them to fly away from the refuelling tankers that they could see on radar. 14:37 Some people may tell you the SR-71 leaked so much fuel on the ground that they needed to be refueled right after take-off because all the fuel they were carrying was gone. That is incorrect. The SR-71 took off with a small fuel load in order to minimize stress on the airframe due to the onset of g-forces and lift from the wings. They were trying to keep as much fatigue out of the airframe's lifespan as possible and taking off with light amount of weight was one of those ways. 15:57 It's the same logic behind external fuel tanks. When you carry additional fuel in a pod attached to the outside of the airplane, it's said that half of the fuel inside that tank is used just to overcome the added weight and drag of that tank.
@seanmalloy724920 күн бұрын
The tankers refueling the SR-71s were also modified so that its engines burned the same fuel as the SR-71, to eliminate the same issue that retired the prop-driven tankers.
@DarcyTate-w7nАй бұрын
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
@225deejayАй бұрын
The SR-71 did fly missions WITHOUT refueling. They would launch a fully fueled bird to run a test mission. This was only done at BEAL AFB. Take off, run the test and land.
@ronaldoc56374 ай бұрын
The Embraer KC-390 may fill that gap...
@maxheadrom3088Ай бұрын
The SR71 is the one that leaks fuel before the fuselage heats up, isn't it? BTW, the best and most exciting film about aviation I ever saw is called Starfighters and received excellent reviews from the famous Minneapolis critics Crow, Servo and M. Nelson.
@DeniseObadiahАй бұрын
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
@Coolphone19842 ай бұрын
Placing of the add is perfect.
@bigblue69173 ай бұрын
One of the capabilities of the de Havilland Sea Vixen used by the Royal Navy was to refuel other Sea Vixen's and that was back in the 60s
@bassetdad4372 ай бұрын
Supermarine Scimitar fighter/attack aircraft were used as in flight refuellers for Blackburn Buccaneer S1 strike aircraft which were underpowered and could not be catapulted off Royal Navy carriers with a full fuel load. they topped up with fuel from the Scimitars once airborne, the Scimitars had big beer tankards painted on their fins.
@pathos484 ай бұрын
I have been wondering what that rotating hatch on B2 were. Finally I know!
@bearbon2Ай бұрын
Our F-105s had both a probe and receptacle so could refuel from both methods.
@eriknewman52884 ай бұрын
In flight refueling is a must for modern stealth aircraft. Not 4th gen aircraft. An F14 could fly 1842 miles....
@DragNetJoe2 ай бұрын
The KC-135 is hated by USN/USMC pilots. The short rigid hose has to be pushed in to bend the knuckle to allow fuel flow. The window is about 4 foot box. It is known as the iron maiden.
@Clickworker1014 ай бұрын
And airbus boom can refuel automatically
@spectrumboy61034 ай бұрын
I CAN'T ESCAPE THE SNAIL HOLY FUCK HELP ME PLEASE
@ph11p35404 ай бұрын
It takes more fuel to carry more fuel. Law of tyranny of gravity.
@JS-ed2hg2 ай бұрын
On the B2, the video shows you just how precise things are. No gaps or anything when the fuel door opened or closed it would be hard to guess it was there.
@armyhobo2471Ай бұрын
Awesome video
@navypowertvАй бұрын
He Say: "A boomer, laying on their belly, passing gas."